Rick Pitino was the first person to advocate for Mark Pope when it was announced in April that he would be taking the vacant ...

Rick Pitino rekindled his relationship with Kentucky fans last year when he endorsed new Wildcats head coach Mark Pope and ...

Mark Pope chest-bumps coach Rick Pitino on Senior Day in Rupp Arena in 1996. The current UK coach also chest-bumped Pitino during a game at Vanderbilt. Frank Anderson Herald-Leader File Photo ...

Wildcats head coach Mark Pope also seems to be looking forward ... However, Pope's coach from his college days, Rick Pitino, believes Kentucky fans do not respect Calipari as much as they should.

The head coach of St. John's is former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino. The 1996 National Championship team was coached by Pitino, and the captain of this team was Kentucky's coach Mark Pope.

Meanwhile, Kentucky’s defensive efficiency ranking dropped into the triple digits after a 98-84 loss at Ole Miss on Feb. 4.

Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats don’t play any more defense than John Calipari’s final team that couldn’t guard a Division II transfer last March.

Coach Rick Pitino gave his take on the rivalry between Kentucky and Louisville under Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey. The St. John's men's basketball coach shared his opinion in a post on X on Wednesday.

LEXINGTON — More than two decades ago, Rick Pitino returned to Rupp ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Mark Pope played for Pitino for three seasons at Kentucky.

Kentucky's Mark Pope started his coaching career at Rupp Arena with 11 straight wins. How does that start compare to other ...

Ahead of his first visit to Memorial Gym as the Kentucky Wildcats’ head coach, Mark Pope fondly recalled his ... one of his two trips as a player. Rick Pitino’s team was making a run to ...